Dunn spent the last 9 seasons in Baton Rouge. He developed 25 MLB Draft picks, including 2021 selections Jaden Hill (2nd Round) and Landon Marceaux (3rd Round). 5 current MLB pitchers learned from Dunn at LSU, including All-State hurler Aaron Nola.
Competing in her third Olympic Games, Sutej qualified for her second final, having finished 11th in 2016. Sutej produced three first-attempt clearances during the qualification round and was one of seven vaulters to reach the determining height of 14-11 (4.55) with no misses.
Biles earlier stepped away from the competition, saying she was dealing with issues surrounding air awareness, referred to as “the twisties” in her sport.
Olympian Sam Kendricks carried the dreams and support of the entire Mid-South with him to Tokyo, with an eye on Gold, after a parade in his hometown of Oxford earlier this month.
Reaves earned AP All-American and All-Big 12 honors this past season. He was the first player in Oklahoma history to lead the team in scoring (18.3 points), rebounds (5.5), and assists (4.6) in the same season.
The Red Wolves open the season hosting Missouri State, UT Martin and Wichita State in the A-State Invitational (Aug. 27-28) at First National Bank Arena.
In her four seasons in Jonesboro, Pollock helped the Red Wolves to five tournament titles and 18 Top-5 finishes. A-State set a program record in stroke average in each of her first three seasons, including a program best 296.52 in 2019-20.
As part of the agreement, Van Horn will receive annual compensation of $1.25 million, with scheduled increases to his base salary and additional incentive compensation based on the Razorbacks’ success on the field.
The event will take place in the Johnny Allison Tower and begin at 5:00 p.m. with shopping and a social hour, while the actual program with members of the Red Wolves’ coaching staff will start at 7:00 p.m.
The Red Wolves open the league slate on Dec. 30 at Georgia Southern, before returning home to open a five-game home stand beginning with Georgia State on New Year’s Day as part of a women’s/men’s doubleheader.
From a street that bears his name to the world stage, it’s been a long road and high jump to the 2020 Olympic Games for Mid-South athlete Shelby McEwen.
Texas and Oklahoma made a request Tuesday to join the powerhouse Southeastern Conference, with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey saying the league would consider it in the “near future.”
Dr. Tommy Burnett, who spent almost a half-century at Missouri State as a teacher and highly successful handball coach, passed away July 22 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. His daughter and former players share their thoughts on his legacy.
Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams were named USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams, each boasting cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or higher, while 13 total athletes (10 women, 3 men) garnered All-Academic individual honors. In order to be recognized, student-athletes had to own a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 and must have finished the season ranked in the top 96 in any championship individual event, indoors and outdoors combined.
“It has been the best experience God, life, golf, has given me,” Lopez said. “Today, I feel more proud to be Mexican, to be this girl that one day dreamt of carrying the flag for her country.”
Arkansas was predicted to finish sixth in the SEC West and received one first-place vote in the media poll, which was released Friday morning along with the preseason All-SEC teams.
Missouri and Arkansas both had some encouraging signs, if not great records, in their first seasons under new coaches.Now, the Tigers’ Eliah Drinkwitz and Razorbacks’ Sam Pittman are among four second-year Southeastern Conference coaches trying to continue making headway.
